Top 20 Freaks in CFB

1. Myles Garrett, Texas A&M, DE
The SEC's leader in sacks (12.5), tackles for loss (19.5) and forced fumbles (five) despite seeing an array of double teams, Garrett has more than lived up to his enormous recruiting hype. Listed at 6-5, 262, Garrett’s got the chiseled physique of a DB — a huge DB. The junior has off-the-charts workout numbers. He told me this month he power cleans 440 pounds and bench-presses 485 — staggering when you consider he also has a 40-inch vertical and his fastest 40 time at A&M, he said, is 4.45. “If I could dip into the 4.3s, that’d be great,” he told FOX Sports. It’s also been insane to see someone that big moving that fast. Garrett’s diet is pretty tight. “I just try to stay away from soda and try to stay away from candy and sweets,” he said, adding that he thinks he can bulk up to 270. Scary thought: Garrett doesn’t turn 21 until December.


3. Leonard Fournette, LSU, RB
Fournette has been every bit as fantastic as he was made out to be when he arrived in Baton Rouge. In just two seasons, he’s moved up to No. 4 all-time on the Tigers all-time rushing list and just set the school single-season record for rushing yards (1,953) to go with 22 TDs. Fournette has leaned down this offseason to 228 pounds. He’s a bit faster, clocking a 4.42 40. He squats 528 pounds and cleans 352. "The most intriguing thing about Leonard is his leadership and work ethic," said Tommy Moffitt, LSU’s long-time strength coach who has also worked at Miami and Tennessee. "Not only is he an incredibly gifted athlete, he works as hard as anyone and handles his responsibilities of a leader with class and dignity. He is a leader on a team full of very hard workers and he’s out front challenging our best runners and lifters every day."



8. Brandon Bryant, Mississippi State, safety
The sophomore’s career in Starkville is off to an impressive start. He made the SEC Academic Honor Roll in his first year and then as a redshirt freshman, he led all rookie DBs in the SEC with 63 tackles. He also forced four turnovers, making three INTs and causing one fumble. Bryant’s a high school teammate of an old Freaks list alum from MSU — Benardrick McKinney — and the 5-11, 216-pounder has earned his own spot here thanks to a blazing 4.24 40, according to Bulldog coaches, to go with a 385 bench, 500-pound squat and a 600-pound deadlift.



11. Daron Payne, Alabama, DT
The next dominant presence in the middle of the Tide D-line, the 6-2, 320-pound Payne is a powerhouse and even started a few games as a true freshman in 2015. This offseason as he’s gotten into better condition, he clocked a head-turning 4.93 40. In the weight room, he’s benched pressed 500 pounds, squatted 600 and power-cleaned 365. “He’s done a really good job,” Nick Saban said earlier this spring. "He’s lost a little weight. He’s gotten a little quicker. He can rush the passer a little bit better. He’s had a really good spring.”

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